The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-19
THE NEW MACHINE
FoR THE HOOK AND LADDEn noYs
Arrives from Chicago and IS Inspected by
Hundreds OF Delighted Citilsns-A Great .
Piece OF Work, with all tho Modern
Inventions and now Ideas,

The new hook and ladder truck order.
ed for the Wheeling Fire Department has
arrived a. last, and In the vulgar vernacu.
lar Of tho utrest "ahe's daisy" It came
in over the Pan Handle road yesterday
morning and In the afternoon was remov.
Cd from tho cars aud taken to the hook
and ladder house in the Fifth ward, where
/! wns inspected during the evening by a
number Of cl!izsns. Everyone was pleas.
cd with |. and tho men in tho
house were almost overwhelmed with
congratulations from their iricnda over the
grateful change from the numbering, old.
fashioned, inConvenient truck that has
done service for SO long a time, to this
modern concern, with everything about 1t
OF tho very beat and latest make. .,5sE
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sioners has boen called to meet ut nino
o'clock this morning for tho purpose OF
formally accepting the truck aud ordering
1t into ssrvlce. Aseveryehing about 1t 10,
60 far 40 can BIO Hsen, made In tue stric!est
conformity to the contrac. there will pro.
badly be no delay about this matter; and
Clerk Bowers In accordance with tho In.
!struc.ions Of Council is ready to draw his
warrant Tor $l,075. the price OF tho truck,
whenever the Board calls on him for 1t.
Mr.. E. ]. Mitchell, special agent OF the
Fiie distinguishing misunderstanding Com
pany OF Chicago, the firm tina. built the
truck, 10 here to turn II over and receive
| pay for the ssmo. Mr.. Mitchell Ia the
salns gentleman who WAS here In tho
Hpying aud secured the contract for the
truck. Ho 10 very pleasant person and
has made himself quito popular with
those with whom no has come in contact
He will loavo this evening for Cadiz
Ohio, to deliver to the authorities there a
new village hook and ladder truck that
his firm has jug! completed for that town,
and which lay hero on the car last night.
The Wheeling truck moro than took up
the space on ono car, and so 1t was held
back for few days until the one for Caaiz
%as completed so that bath could be
shipped together.
MIR. Mitchell atill has bis ego on Wheel
ing, and one Of these dsys wants to get q
ccn!rsct from her for furnishing chemi-
| cal engins TO be placed in the Hope hose
| house. Such an addition to tho Depart.
nent would be- q valuable one. e
1t Is now nearly five yearn since Chief
Cunning began to urge the importance Of
having IN the Department q hook and
ladder truck OF Modern make; one
with an extension ladder and
other improvements that tho old
one was lacking in, and which
in consequence did not give the Depart.
ment the practical service that it should
have from q hook and Ladder company.
At last hia wishes are lrealized, and Chief
Dnnning is highly pleased. g
Tho MEN In the house are also delighted,
and will lose no time Ia making Them
selVes fully acquainted with all the details
OF their apparatus go as to be az proficient
IN its uss as poasib!e whenever they may
DO called into sc.iye service,
Each ladder is on its osn separate rollers
and any ono can bs taken out without
disturbing the others. This 10 done from
the rear, aud is the very on.
poaite Of tho manner in which
the ladders on the old truck
were handled. On tho old one all
ladders come of the top and to got at the
iongest,all on the truck have to be thrown
ot. The men will also have to practice
With the ponpier ladders and belts. The
ttllerman will have to practice o. little
With his lever steering gear, which is
different from tho old wheel.
Tho truck is well supplied with lanterns
and toschss, and Is painted aad decorated
in moat artistic otyla. There Is consid-
cradle polished metal work that adds to
It's at!rsc.iyeness. There are slso two
baoeock, ext!nsuishe,n On the platforms
thas gre both useful and ornamental. "a
The truck is an admirable and seryicea.
ne piece Of fire apparatus and credit to
wheeling. It ia bound to aid to the ef.
ieccveness OF Department that under
ne eplendid executive ability Of Chief
Dunn!ng already atands high. sz 4